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Sample Problems For Basic Word Problems

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1. There are 1 cucumber and 5 tomatoes in a basket.
How many vegetables are there?
vegetables

2. There are 2 apples and 2 oranges in a basket.
How many pieces of fruit are there?
pieces of fruit

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1. You have 1 pencil. Tiffany gives you 9 more.
How many total pencils do you have?
pencils

2. There are 1 apple and 9 peaches in a basket.
How many pieces of fruit are there?
pieces of fruit

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1. Mary has 7 crayons. She gives Cindy 5 crayons.
How many crayons does Mary have left?
crayons

2. Steven has 5 pens. He gives Pearl 1 pen. How
many pens does Steven have left?
pens

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1. Mary has 15 notebooks. She gives Cindy 9
notebooks. How many notebooks does Mary have
left?
notebooks

2. Mike sees 9 animals in a zoo. Five are monkeys
and the rest are peacocks. How many peacocks are
there?
peacocks

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1. Mary has 5 erasers. Steven gives her 1 more.
How many total erasers does Mary have?
erasers

2. I have 13 notebooks. I give Sharon 5 notebooks.
How many notebooks do I have left?
notebooks

Complexity=9, Mode=advAdd

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1. There are 7 white caps, 9 black caps, and 5
orange caps in a closet. How many orange and
black caps are there?
caps

2. Mike collects 4 rocks in May, 8 rocks in June,
and 9 rocks in July. How many rocks did he
collect altogether?
rocks

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1. Sharon has 7 stickers. Tiffany gives her more.
Now Sharon has 14 stickers. How many stickers
did Tiffany give her?
stickers

2. Jennifer has 8 notebooks. Mike gives her more.
Now Jennifer has 13 notebooks. How many
notebooks did Mike give her?
notebooks

Complexity=9, Mode=advAddSub

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1. Cindy eats 4 apples on Friday, 9 apples on
Saturday, and 5 apples on Sunday. How many
apples did she eat altogether?
apples

2. There are 11 sweaters on a chair. Three are red
and 5 are purple. The rest are black. How many
black sweaters are there?
sweaters

Answers

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#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
1	There are 1 cucumber and 5 tomatoes in a basket. How many vegetables are there?	vegetables
Solution 1 + 5 = 6

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
2	There are 2 apples and 2 oranges in a basket. How many pieces of fruit are there?	pieces of fruit
Solution 2 + 2 = 4

Complexity=9, Mode=addOnly

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#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
1	You have 1 pencil. Tiffany gives you 9 more. How many total pencils do you have?	pencils
Solution 1 + 9 = 10

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
2	There are 1 apple and 9 peaches in a basket. How many pieces of fruit are there?	pieces of fruit
Solution 1 + 9 = 10

Complexity=5, Mode=subOnly

Solve.

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
1	Mary has 7 crayons. She gives Cindy 5 crayons. How many crayons does Mary have left?	crayons
Solution 7 - 5 = 2

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
2	Steven has 5 pens. He gives Pearl 1 pen. How many pens does Steven have left?	pens
Solution 5 - 1 = 4

Complexity=9, Mode=subOnly

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#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
1	Mary has 15 notebooks. She gives Cindy 9 notebooks. How many notebooks does Mary have left?	notebooks
Solution 15 - 9 = 6

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
2	Mike sees 9 animals in a zoo. Five are monkeys and the rest are peacocks. How many peacocks are there?	peacocks
Solution 9 - 5 = 4

Complexity=9, Mode=AddSub

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#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
1	Mary has 5 erasers. Steven gives her 1 more. How many total erasers does Mary have?	erasers
Solution 5 + 1 = 6

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
2	I have 13 notebooks. I give Sharon 5 notebooks. How many notebooks do I have left?	notebooks
Solution 13 - 5 = 8

Complexity=9, Mode=advAdd

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#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
1	There are 7 white caps, 9 black caps, and 5 orange caps in a closet. How many orange and black caps are there?	caps
Solution 5 + 9 = 14

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
2	Mike collects 4 rocks in May, 8 rocks in June, and 9 rocks in July. How many rocks did he collect altogether?	rocks
Solution 4 + 8 + 9 = 21

Complexity=9, Mode=advSub

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#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
1	Sharon has 7 stickers. Tiffany gives her more. Now Sharon has 14 stickers. How many stickers did Tiffany give her?	stickers
Solution 14 - 7 = 7

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
2	Jennifer has 8 notebooks. Mike gives her more. Now Jennifer has 13 notebooks. How many notebooks did Mike give her?	notebooks
Solution 13 - 8 = 5

Complexity=9, Mode=advAddSub

Solve.

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
1	Cindy eats 4 apples on Friday, 9 apples on Saturday, and 5 apples on Sunday. How many apples did she eat altogether?	apples
Solution 4 + 9 + 5 = 18

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
2	There are 11 sweaters on a chair. Three are red and 5 are purple. The rest are black. How many black sweaters are there?	sweaters
Solution 11 - 3 - 5 = 3

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